2010 funded activities
WATER
- Bridging water research and management: enhancing water management capacity in the Americas- National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, Argentina (& IANAS)
- Promoting the water programme in Asia as a tool for the strengthening of the advisory role of science academies- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) ( & Academies of Jordan, Russia)
- Towards engineering harmony between water, ecosystem and society- Polish Academy of Sciences ( & EASAC)
- Establishment of NASAC water programme for Africa region - NASAC (& Academies of Kenya, S Africa, Senegal)
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
- Open institutional repositories infrastructure network for Central America and the Caribbean -Cuban Academy of Sciences (& Academies of Guatemala, Nicaragua)
SCIENCE EDUCATION
- Global activities of the IAP Science Education Programme for 2010 - Academia Chilena de Ciencias (& ALLEA, NASAC, IANAS)
- Engendering science education: inquiry-based science education to benefit girls - Academy of Science of South Africa (& NASAC, TWOWS)
ENERGY
- A regional evaluation of the potential contribution of concentrated solar power to meeting Europe’s greenhouse gas targets - EASAC
- Towards a sustainable energy future in the Americas: implementing the recommendations of the IANAS workshop - US NAS (& Academies of Brazil, Mexico)
YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND GENDER ISSUES
- Strengthening the participation of women and girls in science and engineering in the Americas - Academia Mexicana de Ciencias ( & USNAS, TWOWS)
OTHER
- Strengthening the quality of science-policy dialogue and regional cooperation in providing advice to European policy-makers and legislators - EASAC
Proposals approved in 2009:
1. GMOs in Africa: challenges and opportunities - Academy of Science of South Africa
2. Primary Connections – linking science with literacy - Australian Academy of Science
3. Science education for rural children in Sri Lanka through ICT - National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka
4. Global activities of the IAP science education programme 2009 - Academia Chilena de Ciencias
5. IANAS workshop on the science funding landscape in Central & South America - RSC: Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada
6. Strengthening collaboration between AASA Clean Water Programme and the IAP water programme workshop - Russian Academy of Sciences
Proposals approved in 2008:
1. Program on Digital Knowledge Resources and Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Lead Academy: US National Academy of Sciences
2. IANAS Programme on Science Education
Lead Academy: Colombian Academy of Sciences
3. Promoting Best Practices in Science Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Lead Academy: Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS)
4. Bridging Water Research and Management
Lead Academy: Brazilian Academy of Sciences